She shielded her eyes and put down the reins as they walked on. The
elf urged the horse to a brisk trot as they headed toward the other side of
the forest. She heard a noise behind them and started slightly. She picked
up the reins again and picked up a fast canter, crouching in jockey's
position. *If we could get to the castle without being seen, it will be a
miracle* she thought hopelessly. They plunged into the safety of the dim
forest, nearly ploughing over another elf on her mare.
"Slow, down, bandit!" she laughed. Our first friend stiffened, pulled up her horse, and turned him on his haunches to face the new elf.
Contempt dripped from her cold voice as she answered the careless comment. "Are you insinuating I am a thief?" Her head rose arrogantly over the frightened elf on her pony, "For I most surely am not, you see." She turned and galloped down the path on her black Friesian.
"Wha. I just meant, well. you were in a hurry. wait!" The elf muttered, mouth agape, at the retreating back of her assaulter. The latter did not hear as she swept along the trail.
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*The nerve! Accusing me! Wait! I recognized that elf. No! I can't stop, not now. I must reach Hyrule! * She thought quickly as the dire task she was set to rose once again to mind.
Our hero rode along at a great pace until she reached the end of the forest and the grandeur of Hyrule spread before her. As always, it took her breath away. She shook herself out of the trance the beauty of the land had put her under, realizing she had halted the great black one under her.
She felt inside her many pockets, making sure each bit of her equipment was inside still. She felt the note from the master, pulling a face as she recognized the texture of his paper. They were her instructions, and they were clear. "Kill the one in my way. the only one obstructing the way to my rise to greatness. Link. signed. Gannondorf" She grimaced at the memory of the words, hearing each echoing word in her mind, spoken by Gannondorf. Not that she minded killing Link, of course. It would be great fun. It was just, she was being forced to, and by the one she hated most.
The horse was put to a trot as they openly when up Hyrule Castle's front drive, unheeded. "Hyrule security sucks, doesn't it, Kat?" she asked the great black stallion; he snorted in amused agreement. "I mean, a huge black ominous horse trotting up the drive, not like I'm dressed for assassination, though," referring to her not-so-scary clothes, though some may think so, as she was dressed in men's clothes.
She took Kat to the stable and called over an ostler. "Yo! Stable boy! Get a stall ready for him!" the surprised boy tried to take the reins from the assassin, but she withheld them. "No, I'll take care of him, I just need a stall." She rubbed Kat's wet head as they waited for the stall, crooning softly. She strode right in with the stallion when the ostler left. She gently removed the bit from his frothing mouth and the saddle off his dripping body, offering him a bit of cool water. She set to grooming him as he ate and drank. Once he was dry and content she blanketed him and said goodnight. She stepped into the darkness; she had spent a long time taking care of Kat.
"That took longer than I thought," she frowned. "Not good. I think I missed supper," a cocky smile curved her lips as she began planning, all the while walking up to the castle. "Seeing as my comrades abandoned me, this task is mine and mine alone."
She got in easily enough, seeing as she really was a good friend of the Princess Zelda. The elven assassin found she didn't miss dinner after all when she was escorted to the dining room.
When she entered the princess stood up in surprise, crying out, "Ryu! I didn't know you were coming!"
Ryu grinned, she knew she was going to enjoy this visit a lot more than Linkie-Boy and Zelda would.
AN: did you like it? My first Zelda fic! She's not really a heartless assassin, you'll see! (eventually) You'll see more of the pony-rider later, I think. R&R!
"Slow, down, bandit!" she laughed. Our first friend stiffened, pulled up her horse, and turned him on his haunches to face the new elf.
Contempt dripped from her cold voice as she answered the careless comment. "Are you insinuating I am a thief?" Her head rose arrogantly over the frightened elf on her pony, "For I most surely am not, you see." She turned and galloped down the path on her black Friesian.
"Wha. I just meant, well. you were in a hurry. wait!" The elf muttered, mouth agape, at the retreating back of her assaulter. The latter did not hear as she swept along the trail.
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*The nerve! Accusing me! Wait! I recognized that elf. No! I can't stop, not now. I must reach Hyrule! * She thought quickly as the dire task she was set to rose once again to mind.
Our hero rode along at a great pace until she reached the end of the forest and the grandeur of Hyrule spread before her. As always, it took her breath away. She shook herself out of the trance the beauty of the land had put her under, realizing she had halted the great black one under her.
She felt inside her many pockets, making sure each bit of her equipment was inside still. She felt the note from the master, pulling a face as she recognized the texture of his paper. They were her instructions, and they were clear. "Kill the one in my way. the only one obstructing the way to my rise to greatness. Link. signed. Gannondorf" She grimaced at the memory of the words, hearing each echoing word in her mind, spoken by Gannondorf. Not that she minded killing Link, of course. It would be great fun. It was just, she was being forced to, and by the one she hated most.
The horse was put to a trot as they openly when up Hyrule Castle's front drive, unheeded. "Hyrule security sucks, doesn't it, Kat?" she asked the great black stallion; he snorted in amused agreement. "I mean, a huge black ominous horse trotting up the drive, not like I'm dressed for assassination, though," referring to her not-so-scary clothes, though some may think so, as she was dressed in men's clothes.
She took Kat to the stable and called over an ostler. "Yo! Stable boy! Get a stall ready for him!" the surprised boy tried to take the reins from the assassin, but she withheld them. "No, I'll take care of him, I just need a stall." She rubbed Kat's wet head as they waited for the stall, crooning softly. She strode right in with the stallion when the ostler left. She gently removed the bit from his frothing mouth and the saddle off his dripping body, offering him a bit of cool water. She set to grooming him as he ate and drank. Once he was dry and content she blanketed him and said goodnight. She stepped into the darkness; she had spent a long time taking care of Kat.
"That took longer than I thought," she frowned. "Not good. I think I missed supper," a cocky smile curved her lips as she began planning, all the while walking up to the castle. "Seeing as my comrades abandoned me, this task is mine and mine alone."
She got in easily enough, seeing as she really was a good friend of the Princess Zelda. The elven assassin found she didn't miss dinner after all when she was escorted to the dining room.
When she entered the princess stood up in surprise, crying out, "Ryu! I didn't know you were coming!"
Ryu grinned, she knew she was going to enjoy this visit a lot more than Linkie-Boy and Zelda would.
AN: did you like it? My first Zelda fic! She's not really a heartless assassin, you'll see! (eventually) You'll see more of the pony-rider later, I think. R&R!